Definition
A board or surface displaying information, a warning, or an instruction.
Translations
- English
- sign
- Français
- panneau
- Türkçe
- levha
- Polski
- tablica
- Русский
- табличка
- Українська
- табличка
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Schild
- A1
- Noun
- City & Places
sign
/das ˈʃɪlt/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Schilder
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- City & PlacesPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Schild zeigt den Weg zum Bahnhof.NominativSing.The sign shows the way to the station.
- Vor der Tür hängt ein Schild.NominativSing.There is a sign hanging in front of the door.
- Ich lese das Schild an der Tür.AkkusativSing.I read the sign on the door.
- Auf dem Schild steht die Öffnungszeit.DativSing.The opening time is written on the sign.
- Die Schilder sind gut zu sehen.NominativPlur.The signs are easy to see.
- Wir sehen mehrere Schilder.AkkusativPlur.We see several signs.
- Auf den Schildern stehen wichtige Hinweise.DativPlur.There are important notices on the signs.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Schild/ʃɪlt/
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Article phrase
das Schild/das ˈʃɪlt/
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Plural
Schilder/ˈʃɪldɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Schild | die Schilder |
| Akkusativ | das Schild | die Schilder |
| Dativ | dem Schild | den Schildern |
| Genitiv | des Schildes | der Schilder |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationein Schild lesen
- Collocationein Schild aufstellen
- Prepositional constructionauf einem Schild stehenauf + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termZeichen
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word